Karuthiruman aka Paithiyakaran (The Madman): An assistant of Veerapandian and prisoner in the dungeons of Thanjavur. Claims to know the location of the Pandyan crown and sceptre hidden in Sri Lanka. Tamil language Novel Writer, Journalist, Poet & Critic late Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy also known as ‘Kalki’. He derived his pen name from the suffixes of his wife name Kalyani and his name Krishnamurthy in Tamil form கல்யாணி and கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி as Kalki (கல்கி). His name also represents “Kalki avatar”, the tenth and last avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu. Chandramathi: Maid and companion of Manimekalai in Kadambur palace who is literate and helps her read the final letter written by Aditha Karikalan.

Mani is likely to drop Ponniyin Selvan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013 . Retrieved 11 February 2013.With the support of a boat woman named Poonkuzhali, Vandiyathevan meets Arulmozhivarman in Sri Lanka and both of them become good friends.

Another Ponniyin Selvan adaptation: A 125-episode series with music by Ilaiyaraaja". Cinema Express. Although all of the female characters in PS are given equal attention throughout the book, the heroine Kundavai, the sister of Aditha Karikalan and Arulmozhivarman, is perhaps the most prominent one. She was widely regarded as the most powerful woman among the three Kundavai Pirattiyars mentioned in the Chozha literature. She was given the title Vallavaraiyar Vandhiyathevar Pirattiyar Aazhvar Parantakan Kundavai Pirattiyar in the Thanjavur temple inscriptions. Regarding the book’s romantic subgenre, the author made a wise choice in selecting the most well-developed love couple, Vandhiyathevan and Kundavi. Nandini – the Pazhuvur Queen: Kalki ji is a master storyteller and the English translation is done without losing the essence of the original writing. However, I still felt that reading it in Tamil would be pure bliss. The author has described the beauty of the southern lands, the majesty of the temples, the culture of the bygone era and each of these threads were woven like a delicate craft into the story of the Chola dynasty. I could almost hear the music and imagine myself in that distant past the words were so alive. Not once I felt reading this hefty book that its too long or the story is dragging rather I felt I have been cheated when I reached the end. Again, the book was adapted into a stage play in a very grand scale by SS International Live along with Magic Lantern theatre group in Chennai, in June 2014. The crew includes Kumaravel, who penned the screenplay & dialogues, Thotta Tharani as art director, Preethi Athreya as costume designer and Bhanu leading the make-up and hair styling department. Pravin directed the play. [29] Chicago Tamil Sangam staged the play in May 2013 with over 40 volunteers in cast and crew. [30] Novels and Comic books [ edit ]

Ponniyin Selvan PDF Book Summary

There isn’t much I can say about this series that hasn’t been said already by readers who have loved this story from the beginning when it was published as a serialized novel. I started off with the first book slowly, expecting it to be just another historical fiction, but soon ended up devouring all the six books in the series one after the other in just under a month. Vallavarayan Vandiyathevan, Crown Prince Aditha Karikalan's messenger, is sent by him to investigate the conspiracy and deliver the news to Sundara Chola and his sister Kundavai. Vandiyathevan reaches Veeranarayanapuram where he meets a vaishvite spy, Azhwarkaddiyan Nambi. The novels were adapted into two films by Mani Ratnam by condensing the first two volumes into Ponniyin Selvan: I, and volumes 3 to 5 into Ponniyin Selvan: II, which were released on 30 September 2022 and 28 April 2023 respectively.